Oct 16, 2013 · What is the difference between “elected” and “selected”? When something is selected there is only one determinate factor and that is "choice". When something is elected there …

In the given context, 'select' is correct. There is a difference, but the incorrect use of 'selected' is widespread, so much so that many believe both are correct, some even think 'selected' is correct.

Aug 16, 2017 · The sentence is: "Dreams were selected for during evolution to help us survive." When I was translating it, I couldn't understand the use of 'for' here. Would the sentence mean the same …

Mar 29, 2011 · If I want the user to revert their operation of selecting an item, should I say: "Unselect the option" or "Deselect the option"?

Feb 17, 2011 · These two words are often used interchangeably and the greatest difference I can find between the two is "choose" for choosing multiple items from a set, and "select" for selecting a single …

In my mind, the term pre-selected, aside from its implicit implying that the selection process is a multistage one, gently stresses that the selection in the first round is not a definitive result, while if …

0 "Is selected" describes the state he is in. "Selected" can be an adjective, so that is grammatical but it's not very idiomatic. "He is short-listed for the job" would be fine, though. "Was selected" for a job is a …

Aug 1, 2014 · Closed 11 years ago. Sometimes you come across this format suggesting 'one or more', in not as many words, like "Please select the book (s) you wish to loan". But what happens in that …

Jan 15, 2015 · I think it comes down to the rest of the sentence. In other words, if you hand-selected the population one-by-one, especially based on different criteria, then I would say were. If the selection is …

Jul 15, 2021 · When talking about a topic, which is correct? For example, should I say Selected topics IN statistics or Selected topics ON statistics Seminar ON modern history or Seminar IN modern history?